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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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